What color is #B09675?

#B09675 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09675?

The RGB value is 176, 150, 117: 176 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09675?

The complementary color is #758FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09675 color

#B09675 rgb(176, 150, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B09675 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (176, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crumb (#B19778), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#B09675 color codes

HEX	`#B09675`
RGB	`rgb(176, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, 4.76, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 21.55, 77.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.022, 32.328, 21.379)`
Decimal	`11572853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09675, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B09675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B09675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09675; }
.text { color: #b09675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09675, #adb075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B09675?: #B09675 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09675?: The RGB value is 176, 150, 117: 176 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09675?: The complementary color is #758FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.